Career
Along with General Mohamed Medbouh and M"hamed Ababou, he organised the failed coup against king Hassan II of 10 July 1971. He received his military training at the school of Dar al-Bayda in Meknes. After the failure of the coup he was arrested, tried and incarcerated along with other coup protagonists (Akka and Mzireg).
After a failed escape attempt with a group of prisoners among whom was Ali Bourequat, he vanished and nothing is known of the circumstances of his supposed death.
Although several years later his family received an official death certificate dated 20 July 1976, he is still considered disappeared by the Moroccan state.